Department of Biology
Senior Capstone Experience
Biology majors fulfill the requirement for the Senior Capstone Experience in one of two ways—by completing an independent laboratory or field research project, or by writing an in-depth scientific monograph. Both options are under the direction of a faculty member.
Students begin thinking about their SCE well before the senior year. Summer research opportunities, the senior seminar in the fall semester and the credit-bearing SCE course in the final semester help guide students through the process.
Below are a few examples of recent SCE research projects:
The impact of acute sublethal malathion exposure on acquisition and retention of a conditioned response in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
An examination of the species-area relationship as applied to summer breeding and winter non-breeding bird species in forest fragments on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Effects of glucocorticoids on the development of Alzheimer's disease in normal aged mice.
Biochemistry and pharmacology of 5-HT3 receptors: Effects of a 5-HT3 ago
DNA fingerprinting of a fungal isolate from Rhododendron.nist and antagonist on inter-male aggression in Mus musculus.